Promotions and Casino News at Drake

Deposit bonuses are one of the most-popular rewards in the online gaming world. And not to brag, but we at Drake Casino offer one of the industry’s largest welcome bonuses. It’s unprecedented for brick-and-mortar casinos to do the same. However, a Spanish land-based casino is changing this, though, by offering new players a first-time deposit […]

Deposit bonuses are one of the most-popular rewards in the online gaming world. And not to brag, but we at Drake Casino offer one of the industry’s largest welcome bonuses.

It’s unprecedented for brick-and-mortar casinos to do the same. However, a Spanish land-based casino is changing this, though, by offering new players a first-time deposit bonus.

Grupo Ballesteros has decided to run this promotion after purchasing every share in Gran Casino de La Mancha – a.k.a. Casino de Illescas, in Toledo, Spain.

Ballesteros was previously the majority shareholder in the three-story casino. But they’re now the full owner after buying out minority shareholders, and they want to celebrate the occasion.

What’s the Deposit Bonus Offer?

Casino de Illescas is offering first-time players a 20% deposit bonus up to €250. And this bonus applies to both slots and table-game players.

Ballesteros, which runs dozens of pool halls in Spain, along with online bingo and casino sites, is a very experienced gaming operator. And it’s likely that they drew from their online casino experience to come up with the deposit bonus idea.

Why Is This the First Land-Based Deposit Bonus?

Online casinos are set up to offer welcome bonuses because all transactions are made online. This allows internet casinos to easily track how much players deposit along with how close they are to meeting wagering requirements.

Brick-and-mortar casinos, on the other hand, deal with face-to-face business transactions. This makes it hard to take a deposit bonus and then track how close players are to completing wagering requirements.

But Casino de Illescas must have a good plan for how they’re going to do this. And I’ll be interested to see how it plays out once players start taking the deposit bonus deals.